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The effect of team formation on match running performance in UEFA Champions League matches: implications for position-specific conditioning

This study aimed to determine the effect of team formation on position-specific match running performance (MRP) at highest-level football. Players’ MRP (n = 226) was observed in four team formations: 3-5-2 (n = 24), 4-4-2 (n = 44), 4-2-3- 1 (n = 77) and 4-3-3 (n = 81). Central defenders in the 3-5-2 formation achieved a greater amount of high-intensity running distance than in the 4- 3-3 formation (mean difference (MD) [95% confidence interval] = 144 m [12, 267], medium ES). Fullbacks in the 4-4-2 formation covered less total distance than in 3-5-2 (MD = −762 m [−1431, −94], large ES) and 4-2-3-1 (MD = −662 m [−1055, −269], medium ES). Central midfielders’ total distance in the 4-4-2 formation was lower than that in the 3-5-2 (MD = −645 m [−79, −1211], medium ES) and 4-3-3 (MD = −656 m [−1181, −132], medium ES) formations. Wide midfielders’ walking distance in the 4-4-2 formation was lower than that in the 4-3-3 (MD = −484 m [-742, -226], very large ES) and 4-2-3-1 (MD = −535 m [−789, −282], very large ES) formations. Forwards’ high- intensity running in the 4-2-3-1 formation was lower than that in the 4-3-3 (MD = −363 m [−613, −112], large ES) and 4-4-2 (MD = −396 m, [−688, −103], large ES) formations. These findings show that conditioning programs for players on all playing positions should be tailored according to the formations of their teams.

Soccer ; tactical strategy ; physical demands ; playing positions ; mixed model

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